AfTeR – The African Text: Representing Africa in Imperial Russia (1850-1917)
Vasilii Nemirovich-Danchenko was a Russian writer and journalist, brother of the renowned theatre director and playwright Vladimir. A dedicated traveller (and a member of the Russian Geographical Society), he published many books, travelogues and essays […]
Nemirovich-Danchenko, V.I. Read Post »
According to the author’s preface, this should have been the first of five instalments aimed at popularising knowledge on world population, especially from an ethnographic point of view. The other four volumes would have covered Oceania, Asia, the Americas and Europe (with a special focus on its rural population) […]
Koropchevskii, D.A.: People. Ethnographic Essays. Black People: Africa Read Post »
The textbook, at its eleventh edition (reprinted without alterations), is divided into four parts, each devoted to the description of Africa, Australia, America, and Asia, respectively. These sections are preceded by an author’s foreword, where he states that the purpose of the textbook is to incorporate the latest research in Geography and Ethnography into Russian educational literature […]
Turchakovskii, K.I.: Textbook of General Geography Read Post »
The volume collects ten short stories set in Africa, published by Chistiakov in “Zhurnal dlia detei” over the course of the years. It includes: A trip to the isthmus of Suez, A few days in Madagascar, The murder of Henri Lambert […]
Chistiakov, M.B.: Tales of Travels through Africa Read Post »